Quote from: KelvinZero on 10/04/2017 12:07 amThese names all tend to become ironic in the future. I expect there will be a time when the Dreamliner is right at the bottom of the scale of dreaminess.It will be nice to have a name for the project but I look forward to it becoming just a number, like the 747.In terms of names, I think rather than something that underlines it's massiveness (that will become ironic) the name should underline that it is the beginning of a new class. Think a 100 years from now, looking back. What would you call this first real rocket ship, no longer the biggest or baddest?Two names that people have suggested earlier:"Millennium", could be a good name for the rocket that redefines spaceflight at the start of this millennium."Phoenix", with it's relationship to birth.The name Falcon also was a nod to Starswars so Millennium makes sense and Phoenix could be a nod to Startrek.I think a funny joke name would be the Penguin since the ship part kinda looks like one though a good non joke name while still staying in the bird theme maybe Hawk,or Eagle.
These names all tend to become ironic in the future. I expect there will be a time when the Dreamliner is right at the bottom of the scale of dreaminess.It will be nice to have a name for the project but I look forward to it becoming just a number, like the 747.In terms of names, I think rather than something that underlines it's massiveness (that will become ironic) the name should underline that it is the beginning of a new class. Think a 100 years from now, looking back. What would you call this first real rocket ship, no longer the biggest or baddest?Two names that people have suggested earlier:"Millennium", could be a good name for the rocket that redefines spaceflight at the start of this millennium."Phoenix", with it's relationship to birth.
I wonder if Musk will name them all after Culture worldships?
Whatever happened to Musk's statement that the first ITS ship would be named the Heart of Gold?
Quote from: the_other_Doug on 10/06/2017 01:58 amWhatever happened to Musk's statement that the first ITS ship would be named the Heart of Gold?That's when ITS is so big there's no realistic way SpaceX can do it alone, so they sort of need a miracle, thus the name.
I think a funny joke name would be the Penguin since the ship part kinda looks like one though a good non joke name while still staying in the bird theme maybe Hawk,or Eagle.
I think they should stick with what they've got. Call it Big Falcon Rocket, but keep BFR - the "SpaceX BFR-150" affectionately known as the "Big Falcon" or "Falcon-150" The number is the notional tons to orbit, but any number to disambiguate from Falcon-1 and Falcon-9 (and -Heavy) will do.
Big Bird actually sounds like a great name. Paint it yellow Elon!